...administered, he may become a child of God ; and this in perfect consistency with the subsequent assertion, ' This child is regenerate, and grafted into the body of Christ's Church.' The force and vividness of the prayer would be weakened if the mind were made to rest on the regenerate...

...nature born in sin, and the children of wrath, we are hereby made the children of grace.' ' Seeing now that this child is regenerate and grafted into the...give thanks unto Almighty God for these benefits.' ' We yield Thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased Thee to regenerate this infant...

...After the public baptism of infants, the priest shall say : ' Seeing now, dearly beloved brethren, that this child is regenerate, and grafted into the body of Christ's Church, let us give thanks to Almighty God for those benefits,' etc. And in the prayer which follows : 'We yield thee hearty thanks,...

...salvation into which it is admitted. After declaring that the child ' ' t« regenerate," we pray that he "may lead the rest of his life according to this beginning;" and again, " that he may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish the whole body of sin." The new birth unto righteousness...

...children be regenerate and grafted c into the body of Christ's congregation d : let us give thanks unto God for these benefits, and with one accord make our prayers unto almighty God, that they may lead the rest of their life according to this beginning. § 2O2. Then shall...

...of sins." What does the Church say when she has baptized an infant ? " Seeing now, dearly beloved, that this child is regenerate and grafted into the...Christ's Church, let us give thanks unto Almighty God," etc. How does Christ show Nicodemus the necessity of regeneration ? That without it "he cannot enter...

...baptism has been performed, the rubric directs that the priest shall say, " Seeing now, dearly beloved, that this child is regenerate and grafted into the body of Christ's Church, let us give thanks to Almighty God for these benefits. We yield Thee most hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it...

...having ' called him into this state of salvation.' In the thanksgiving after baptism, we thank God that this child is ' regenerate and grafted into the body of Christ's Church.' It will I think be evident to you that in all these passages, salvation, or some such term, is applied...

...against the sacred and sublime Inspiration of "Faith working through "Love", — against our Prayer that "this Child may lead "the rest of his life according to such Beginning" — against our "Nothing doubting but that our Heavenly "Father alloweth this Charitable...

...Infants. t *S Then shall the Minister say, • SEEING now, dearly beloved brethren, that these Persons are regenerate, and grafted into the body of Christ's...and with one accord make our prayers unto him, that they may lead the rest of their life according to this beginning. T Then shall be said the Lord's Prayer,...